Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-26

into Texas and I I'm going to get
into Fort Worth" There was ii
world Of meaning in this end
SheTmsn can DO much If 1t wishes 10 in
this. By q combination Of efforts Fort
Worth aud Sherman cen go in and get &
line from Arthur City vie Sherman 10 Fort
Worth, and cover the tarritory that is
row being eagerly sought fer BIZ the sic
line (possibly the CenrGN This will
add another great system TO SheTnl2"
aud give us competition that caGnCt help
/ being benefGiaL 10 the country through
which it passes and to the cilea
by which its lines my he put
Down. Vice President O'Day sayE
ho VIII &c to Fort Worth anG
he HIS by this time had his attcntiOa
cslled to the proposed Sherman and For,
Worth Air Line, end the advantages o.
coming ana way. l. is nCW the PREFER
time for Sherman to come 10 the front
and with Forl Worth get Inc road TO
/ build down through this section, which is
cow vi2tpGI7 uloCcup,e6, sud Jet TEEN
ing with the bountifui ha2vests which tla
! hands O: the very flower OF Texas yeo-
marry has brought form from rich and
productive sell. Let's build the road.
TIE Register Ga5 it from reliable source
that 8 hard tish5 will be made by NIcKjn-
neY and Bolham to have the line built
that veg, aud for this cause we think
about the proper time to commerce active
work in the premises. Don't let minute
be wasted, as The object is well worthy OF
/ ire la0or that will be necessary.
Learning that CnoGel LaWTaNca, FIRST
vice pro4idcUto OF the Fort Worth Western,
Rad scme TSilroad news 6 GAZETTE man
called 81 his office last night ara found the
Colonel ii E very happy frame Ct nina.
"What do you know, C0lcnei:" asked the
reporter.
~ know that Inc Rock Island engineers
&re nOT IaiS side CT AnaGaIk0 with t;geir
located line, ard sre beyond any dcuos
stearnG for Wichita Falls as tleir err
trance point into Texas From Wichita
FAILS tie line Will come to Fort Worth, by
the way OF J2cksbOr0 end over the sur
veyed i~a 0? the Fort Worth Western.
/ TIE Fort WcTth Western en5iuGer3 have
within the past week looked the lire
! over between JackeborC and tie Falls,
and have pronounced il very easy s2d
very cteap one 80 build. Captain Hall
reports the line from Fort Worth to the
Falls, about 100 miles, far bettar than he
expected, snd il no place is there mere than
s per cent. grade required. There Will
be but little bridging o. tre31le work ana
/ good alignment. I know further thst this
| Ike peneuates the center Of the coal
! fields end marble deposits and car be
J built al much less cost than by any other
route. The country is well settled aud
in z prosperous condition. l an making
every effort TO secure the cc-0roration of
the ROCK Island in building my line end
have very reasonable hope OF
success. The route, as above IL
dicGted, is q very feasible one, a1d
one toe Rock Island people should give g
! careful consideration. To examine, It
CLOSELY Will insure it's adoption, for it
certainly promises everything they can
! desire OF reasonable nature in the way
Of cheap construction and paying quail
| ties, So well SIS the liberal pecuDisTy cid
and moral support Of the people,"
Glow do you know the Rock Island IS
coming to Wichita Falls?"
"Why, THE GAZETTE, in interviews
with Chicago men months ego, said that,
! but nv information Is more recent, end
| while l am not st liberty TO give the
! source Of my Information, it IS perfectly
reliable"
"What ere you going to do in the
premises?"
al le&vG for Chicago tomorrow even
lug to sea President Cable OF the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific and lay our
project before him. take with me san
pies CT the magnificent stone from near
Jscksboro, and the splendid marble from
| ah0ut Graham together with SDeCimprS
Of coal. will try TO get the company 10
build to Fort Worth via Jsck5boro, snd
we can build the rest Of the line, if necas-
sary, ourselves. l will ende0vor TO have
the work of the 100 miles from Fort
Worth to Wichita Falls begin at Fort
Worth in order to have It com0leted by
river"